The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-02
FASHIONS
Hints lie cardinS the Latest styles Ghd
Novelties in Dress. ETC.

Novelties in Dress. Esc.
Old Normandy iaccs are again in
use.
The full sleeve gathered at the elbow
Is mere and more popular with evening
dresses of transparent material.
Shoes with uppcrs of patent leather
AMI foxed with thick soft kid are still
preferred FOR carriage and house wea!;.
and walking shoes maintain the patent
leather tipped toe.
Corset. fre made very high over the
bi.. ard lok;, in the waist for street
wear to increase the ~long-waisted eff
feet aimed ut in all French gowns, but
for evening wear they are cut very low
to provide for the very decolle.e gowns
that are fashionable.
Stockings in silk and Isle thread re-
peat ali the new greens and shades OF
heliotrope. Fo, wear with evening
dress are silk stockings with black feet
and black half way up the leg, the rest
hc>h-eolorcd, This gives a curious at-
pcarance as if only half-higb hose were
worn.
Large she'll ornaments for the hair
grow more aud more popular, and in
the shape of long taggers. stilettos,
lwn=hanilri swords, tridrnts, etc are
thrust through the elaborate long prfs.
A pretty one worn by u woman with
light brown hair heapcd in silky folds
on the crown of her head was of dark
reddish she'll in the shape of crescent.
three inches from tip to tip.
In line of the now fancy for ribbons
around the threat and wrists are new
collars and cuffs with small loops of
linen along the upper edge, through
which narrow, ricot-edged ribbon of
different colors is run and tied in =
bow of many long loops, under the
chin aud on the outside of the sleeves.
Another fancy is for ruffles of crimped
lisse, set thick with innumerahle loops
of narrow white or colorcd ribbon.
With the approach of spring many
new black lace gowns make their APP
pearance. The prettiest have plain
skirts Of narrow stripes of satin AMI
MORE. finished around the foot with >
narrow plating of the same, The
drapery is best made of very wide
bouncing, which lends itself readily to
the present mode of plain, full folds.
and is as deep as the skirt. An
economy is to have an extra pair of
lace sleeves made with lining. which
can be easily substituted and worn in
the evening.
To those who can stand the severity
Of the style the Greek knot is the most
becoming style of wearing the hair. The
hair should be waved. with a few light
curls i'll the middle of the forehead, but
drawn away from the temples and
twisted in n close knot on the back of
the head. Immediately below the crown.
allowing it to drag downward
/ oward the napc.
Misses wear taiior-made suits of dark
serge, or of striped and plaid home.
spun, with u kilt skirt that has short
drapery. with a position basque with
velvet reyers and a vest of gay watered
or striped silk. Dark blue serge, with
red watered silk vest and blue velvet
revers. make a pretty frock. The high
collar of blue velvet has a red watered
ribbon inside. with a small bow on one
side, and the cuffs are similarly fin
ishcd.
A pretty tea gown has 4 petticoat of
gathered lounccs sewn with
big, dark-red chenille balls. The gown,
Of white cashmere with a long train,
buttons to the waist, from which it is
open, showing the petticoat. and
turned back with broad revcrs of red
the edges of which, like the full
open sleeves, are hung with the chenille
The inside and train of the
gown is lined with the palest pink
.urah. N y World.